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Bill Hillmann writes that despite his brush with death in 2014 while running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, the centuries old tradition, he says, “is a huge part of me.”
PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) -- An American and a Briton were among seven people injured Friday as hundreds of daredevils took part in the fifth running of the bulls at Spain's San Fermin festival in ...
The victim was gored in his side by a bull called Cocinero during the festival on Saturday
Monument in Pamplona Runners surround the bulls on Estafeta Street. A running of the bulls (Spanish: encierro, from the verb encerrar, 'to corral, to enclose'; Occitan: abrivado, literally 'haste, momentum'; Catalan: bous al carrer 'bulls in the street', or correbous 'bull-runner') is an event that involves running in front of a small group of bulls, typically six [1] but sometimes ten or more ...
The film focuses on four runners at the running of the bulls including the director himself, Dennis Clancey, as well as acclaimed author Bill Hillmann and the well-recognized Spanish runner, David Ubeda. In total, four runners brave eight runs despite injury and risk.
The most frequent causes are: sudden cardiac death, triggered by a congenital or acquired heart disorder; exercise-associated hyponatremia or other electrolyte imbalance; exertional heat stroke or severe hyperthermia. The age distribution ranges widely, from the teens through the sixties.
Using google, even the highly restrictive phrase (which would reject some results) "running of the bulls" yields 233,000 results in English. Using only the single term "Encierro" yields 53,100 results in English, though many of these, at least on the first page, appear to be mirror sites and/or include "bull run" or "running of the bulls".
Dramatic video captured by an onlooker shows the moment eight bulls escaped by jumping over a perimeter fence at the one-day event at Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.